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- F. NYSTROM IRONING BOARD CABINET Filed April 6, 1927 ffia m 4 2 1 w fl WW i r I I T r, I

Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED NYSTROM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IRON ING-BOARD CABINET.

Application filed April 6,

This invention relates to an ironing board cabinet for kitchenettes, wherein the conditions of extremely limited space require the articles of furniture thereof to possess a maximum of utility while occupying a minimum ofspace.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a conveniently utilizable, eflicient, and improved ironing board cabinet for the above conditions.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Fig. 1 shows a general perspective view of the ironing board cabinet, as it appears when in operative state.

Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. l are perspective views of the ironing board cabinet, as it appears when in various positions of its parts.

Fig. 5 shows in perspective the ironing board pad Y used in connection with this cabinet.

The cabinet 1, proper, comprises a top 2, frai'ne-work 3, and a set of suitable drawers 4. The legs 5 of the body of the cabinet are mounted upon suitable casters 6, whereby the cabinet may be readily and convei'liently moved about the floor. In the end 7 of the cabinet is formed a compartment 8, as shown, and against the inner upright partition-wall 9 of said compartment is located an ironing board 10, which is secured to the top 2 by means of the hinges 11, Fig. 4. Said board thus normally hangs downwardly within said compartment in the manner indicated when in inoperative state. lVhen the ironing board 10 is not in use the compartment 8 is maintained closed by a door 12 which is hinged at 13 and looks at 1 1.

When it is desired to use the ironing board 10, the door 12 is swung open and the board 10 is elevated about its hinges 11 to a horizontal position as shown in Figs. 1, 3. This action disposes the ironing board to a level with the top 2 so that it forms a continuation of the latter, and the board may be then supported and maintained in this operative position by means of swinging the door 12 partially backwardly and permitting the board to rest upon its upper edge 15, as shown in Fig. 1. The door 12 is preferably provided with additional casters 16, so as to transmit the load of the board 10 and the weight of the Work thereupon directly 1927. Serial No. 181,320.

frame-work 3 at 18 hooks into aneye 19 secured to the door 12, and thereby maintains the door in the partially opened position shown for effectively supporting the ironing board in operative state. When it is desired to restore the ironing board to inoperative condition, the bolt 17 is unhooked, the door 12 is swung fully open, the board 10 is dropped back into the compartment 8, and the door 12 is thereupon closed. In order to fill the gap 20 in the end of the top 2, which gap is formed by the board 10 aligning with the level of said top, a slat 21 is hinged at 22 to the edge 15 of the door. \Vhen the door 12 is in the position for supporting the board 10, the slat 12 is swung away, as shown in Fig. 1, to permit the edge 15 of the door to align with the underside of the ironing board, and when the door is in its closed position the slat 12 is swung back about its hinges to the position shown in Fig. 2, whereby it falls fittingly into the gap 20 to impart a flush and finished appearance to the cabinet thereat. In utilizing the ironing board cabinet, the same may be readily rolled out of the kitchenette and used in any part of the apartment for convenient and cfliciefit ironing. An additional compartment 23 is preferably provided in the opposite end of the cabinet, with a door 24 for closing the same, and into this compartment is preferably placed a step ladder 25, which isusually found extremely convenient for the kitchenette apartment.

As a padding for the ironing board 10 and the table top 2, which forms a continuation of the ironing surface of said board, it is preferable to utilize a pad of the character shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. This pad 26 comprises a sleeve portion 27 which slips over and envelops the board 10, a portion 28 which forms a continuation of the portion 27 and covers over the top 2, and a downhanging end-portion 29 which projects over the other end of the cabinet. The end-portion 29 is preferably provided with a transverse bar 30, of metal or other rigid substance, which is sewed or secured thereto, and a lap-portion 31 preferably projects beyond said bar, whereby drawing upon said lap portion transmits a pull over the entire area of the pad and renders it taut throughout. This tautness is produced automatically and acts constantly by means of a spring 32, one end of which passes through an eye 33 in the lap 31 and its opposite end is held to a hook 84 secured to the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 3; Before dropping the lronlng board to inoperative condition the spring 32- may be unhooked and the pad-portion 28 folded over thesleeve portion 27, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4, whereby the pad maybe continually maintained upon the board, ready for spreading it to the operative state shown in Fig. 3.

Variations may be resorted to Within the scope of the invention, and portions of the im"rovements may be used Without others,

aving thus described my invention,- .1 claiini a A cabinet having a vertically disposed elongated compartment at one side thereof,

a horizontal position, and said door having its upper edge adapted to support said board in elevated state When the door is in partially opened position.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county of New York, and. State of New York, this 5th day of April, A, D; 1927;

FRED NYETROM, 

